In Austin

by John Sickels on Mar 14, 2010 11:58 AM EDT

Greetings from warm and sunny Austin. Saw the Texas/Iowa doubleheader yesterday and will see another game this afternoon. I am coming away with some good data and some photos, one of which you can see below the fold. A full report will follow when I get home Tuesday.

That's University of Texas outfielder Kevin Keyes, who looked to me like the best htiter on either team. He can pull the ball for power, or take it to the opposite field. He makes a good effort to control the strike zone and has plenty of bat speed. He's thickened up a bit and doesn't run quite as well as he did when I saw him last spring, but if he can avoid further weight gain I think he can remain in the outfield. I didn't get a read on his arm but will concentrate on that this afternoon.

I got to see Workman and Green but reports on them and others will come on Tuesday.

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Where have you been to eat?

by Adam J. Morris on Mar 14, 2010 2:33 PM EDT reply actions

A non-baseball comment

Let me start out by saying, this is the best baseball blog available on what I jokingly refer to as the "interweb, (thank you George W.)……

But I have to step out onto my soapbox……..

I wish blog writers would realize that “after the jump” or “below the fold” means that the story continues on another page. I mean even if it didn’t, what is the point of saying “after the jump” if the rest of the story directly follows? To use “after the jump” correctly, there would ultimately be a HTML link that says “read more” (or something similar) that takes the reader to another page – the “jump” being the movement (click through) from one page to another.

I build websites and this is something that has become far too trendy to the point of being completely out of control, not to mention horribly incorrect.

I certainly do not mean to single you out. I read about 1,000 baseball blogs a day and there is an entire blog community that has fallen in love with this phrasing and it is pointless. This story just happened to be the proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back.

That being said, as far as content and insight, there is not a better blog than www.minorleaguebaseball.com – the information here is priceless and invaluable, well-written and usually spot on. I recommend this site to anyone who wants to dig beneath the surface of their favorite major league teams.

Please accept my apologies for pointing this out on your post when it is indeed an indictment of the entire blogging community.

P.S. – while you are in Austin I hope you get to enjoy SXSW – an absolute great time if you are into independent music as a diversion from baseball.

Mike

by Mike Canter on Mar 16, 2010 7:11 PM EDT reply actions